How do I start Kriya Yoga?

How do I start Kriya Yoga?

Before you can be initiated into Kriya Yoga, there is a process of preparation which includes study of Paramhansa Yogananda’s teachings and practice of other meditation techniques. Over the years, Ananda has helped thousands of truth seekers all over the world to prepare for initiation into Kriya Yoga.

Is Kriya Yoga mentioned in Bhagavad Gita?

The Bhagavad Gita does not teach kriya yoga by name, though Yogananda claimed that the practice was described there.

What yoga book should I read?

the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
The Classic Yoga Book: Light on Iyengar Iyengar’s classic works mentioned again and again: Light on Yoga (the asana Bible), Light on Pranayama, and Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. These have profoundly influenced yoga in the United States today. These how-to books are among the most popular around.

What is Kriya Yoga?

Kriya yoga is often referred to as the “Yoga of Action or Awareness”. It is an ancient meditation technique that uses pranayama (breathwork), mantra (chanting) and mudras (spiritual hand gestures) to rapidly accelerate spiritual growth.

What is the best book on Kriya Yoga?

Several books are available on kriya yoga.A fairly detailed manual is :A Systematic Course in the Ancient Tantric Techniques of Yoga and Kriya by Swami Satyananda Saraswati However, since a lot of it involves dynamic breathing and breath manipulation, it’s crucial to learn the techniques from practitioners.

Do I have to walk the Kriya Yoga path?

If your interest is only to somehow escape this prison and get away, you just want enlightenment or mukti, then you don’t really have to walk the kriya yoga path because kriyas are so elaborate and involve so much discipline and focus. If you just want to be liberated, then kriyas can be used in a small way, it need not be too intense.

Do we need to explain kriyas?

And if it has to be explained, the essence of the kriya will be lost. If people start asking stupid logical questions for everything, kriyas cannot be imparted. If we want to teach you kriyas just as a physical practice, I can write a book about it, and you can read and learn it.

Why is Kriya Yoga not popular in modern society?

For a modern educated person today, kriya yoga would be inhuman because it needs that kind of discipline and a certain exactness about everything. Most people don’t have the body, the mind or the stability of emotion for the kriya yoga path anymore because right from childhood, people are in too much comfort.